On This Day January 2: The Quiet Date That Changed Empires, Ideas, And Everyday Life

January 2 lives in a strange space. It’s the day after the world’s biggest “reset button,” when the confetti is swept away and reality returns. But history doesn’t treat it as a leftover day. Over centuries, January 2 has witnessed the fall of kingdoms, the solidifying of empires, the shock of military surrenders that redrew […]
